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All The Stuff in Your Home That Might Contain PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
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19 May 2023 | TIME
If you put on a pair of soft contact lenses this morning you took a greater risk than you might realize.
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Maine farmers impacted by PFAS worry multi-million-dollar fund will fall short
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19 May 2023 | News Center Maine
An advisory panel says roughly $80.5 million is needed to address a growing toxic crisis.
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The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination
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18 May 2023 | Grist
A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country.
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Association between PFAS congeners exposure and asthma among US children in a nationally representative sample
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17 May 2023 | Environ Geochem Health
Exposure to some PFAS in male children from 3-7 years old was associated with asthma.
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Influence of convective and stratiform precipitation types on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in rain
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16 May 2023 | Sci. Total Environ.
PFAS concentrations in precipitation appear to be controlled by the type and magnitude of precipitation events as well as the type of PFAS, whereas population density is a poor predictor of PFAS in precipitation.
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Communities of color disproportionately exposed to PFAS pollution in drinking water
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15 May 2023 | Phys.org
People who live in communities with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic/Latino residents are more likely to be exposed to harmful levels of PFAS in their water supplies than people living in other communities.
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Centurial Persistence of Forever Chemicals at Military Fire Training Sites
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15 May 2023 | ES&T
This work highlights the importance of unregulated and overlooked precursors for total PFAS exposure near AFFF releases and their role in sustaining high concentrations of regulated PFAS–up to 2000 times more than regulatory limits even decades after AFFF use ceased.
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Sunrise of PFAS Replacements: A Perspective on Fluorine-Free Foams
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15 May 2023 | ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng.
This paper provides a critical analysis of the present state of the various fluorine-free AFFF options that have been developed to date.
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Lawmakers move to delay start of first-in-the-nation PFAS law
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11 May 2023 | Central Maine
A legislative committee has endorsed a bill to delay the deadline for reporting the presence of PFAS in products sold in Maine.
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Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Mixture during Pregnancy and Postpartum Weight Retention in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study (NHBCS)
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10 May 2023 | Toxics
PFAS exposure may be associated with decreased ability to lose weight after childbirth in mothers.
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PFAS contaminated asphalt and concrete - Knowledge gaps for future research and management
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9 May 2023 | Sci Total Environ
A review of the knowledge gaps and future research directions for managing contamination in asphalt and concrete from PFAS in AFFF.
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A review of the occurrence, transformation, and removal technologies for the remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from landfill leachate
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8 May 2023 | Chemosphere
This paper critically reviews various treatment techniques for PFAS removal in landfill leachates and provides guidance for promoting environmental protection and sustainable development of PFAS remediation in landfill leachate.
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Dietary and maternal sociodemographic determinants of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance levels in pregnant women
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6 May 2023 | Chemosphere
Fish, seafood, animal offal, and high-fat foods were significant sources of PFAS, and the authors suggest that exposure may be reduced by consuming more plant-based foods and potential interventions like drinking water treatment.
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Associations between Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Exposures and Blood Lipid Levels among Adults—A Meta-Analysis
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4 May 2023 | EHP
This meta-analysis concluded that PFOA and PFOS are significantly associated with increased cholesterol levels in human blood.
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What a pediatrician wants parents to know about PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals.’
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3 May 2023 | Novant Health
PFAS are linked to problems with fetal development, thyroid disease, and issues with livers and kidneys.